More than 5.83 million people in Haiti — over half the country's population — are expected to face acute hunger between March and June, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (the leading international authority on food crises), a marginal improvement on a previous estimate of 5.91 million. Officials caution, however, that modest gains driven by easing inflation and better winter harvests could quickly be reversed: the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have disrupted global fuel supplies, prompting Haiti's government to raise kerosene prices by 40%, diesel by 37%, and gasoline by 29% in early April, pushing up food transportation costs. The crisis is compounded by gang violence, which continues to restrict the movement of goods and people and has displaced a record 1.4 million Haitians, 70% of whom are already experiencing high levels of food insecurity.